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Has anyone read any articles on the process that made the Golden Knights so good? Did they add a bunch of analytics darlings that finally got a chance? Is the coaching staff employing tactics that haven't really been used before? I haven't read much of anything interesting about how they got an edge on the rest of the league.

They added a bunch of analytics darlings that finally got the chance. I don't think their coaching staff or front office especially is next level but most of their players have benefited from increased opportunity and ice time.

They added a bunch of analytics darlings that finally got the chance. I don't think their coaching staff or front office especially is next level but most of their players have benefited from increased opportunity and ice time.

I'm having a hard time understanding how much of this success is just the NHL having a pretty flat level of talent. It's hard to see an expansion team assembling an analytics infrastructure that's immediately the class of the league. Other teams have relied on possession numbers to construct their teams and not enjoyed this much success.

I'm having a hard time understanding how much of this success is just the NHL having a pretty flat level of talent. It's hard to see an expansion team assembling an analytics infrastructure that's immediately the class of the league. Other teams have relied on possession numbers to construct their teams and not enjoyed this much success.

I'm having a hard time understanding that you don't see the obvious improvement of talent in today's game than of yesteryear?